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the exact u.s. role remained unclear, but the president made clear it would not include ground troops. several american warships were already in the area, including an amphibious assault ship, plus 400 u.s. marines and dozens of helicopters. >> brown: images coming out of libya today illustrated the conflicting claims of what was going on inside the country. jonathan miller of independent television news reports from tripoli. >> reporter: benghazi's wild celebrations, fireworks, flares, the old tricolor flag, gunfire, cheering and chanting went on all night and into the new day. it's not deliverance, but for the besieged city, international protection is the next best thing. 3:00 p.m. local time, and in tripoli, a grim-faced musa kusa, former head of intelligence turned foreign minister, made a terse statement. >> ( translated ): therefore, libya has decided an immediate cease-fire... >> reporter: he called for dialogue. the resolution, he said, was a violation of libyan sovereignty, and said it was
the exact u.s. role remained unclear, but the president made clear it would not include ground troops. several american warships were already in the area, including an amphibious assault ship, plus 400 u.s. marines and dozens of helicopters. >> brown: images coming out of libya today illustrated the conflicting claims of what was going on inside the country. jonathan miller of independent television news reports from tripoli. >> reporter: benghazi's wild celebrations, fireworks,...
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meanwhile, army general carter ham of the u.s. africa command warned qaddafi's forces could still roll back the rebels, if the air strikes stopped. at a pentagon briefing, vice admiral bill gortney reinforced that view. >> clearly the opposition is not well organized, and it is not a very robust organization. i mean, that's obvious. so any gain that they make is tenuous based on that. i mean, it's... clearly they're achieving a benefit from the actions that we're taking. we're not coordinating with it. but i think general ham's assessment is pretty good. >> ifill: and in another development, the persian gulf state of qatar formally recognized the rebels as the legitimate representatives of libya. it was the first arab government to take that step. >> brown: still to come on the newshour, new findings of radioactive material around japan's fukushima plant; and supreme court arguments about campaign financing. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: unrest gripped syria again today, with securi
meanwhile, army general carter ham of the u.s. africa command warned qaddafi's forces could still roll back the rebels, if the air strikes stopped. at a pentagon briefing, vice admiral bill gortney reinforced that view. >> clearly the opposition is not well organized, and it is not a very robust organization. i mean, that's obvious. so any gain that they make is tenuous based on that. i mean, it's... clearly they're achieving a benefit from the actions that we're taking. we're not...
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u.s. a decade ago and another man, 37, who arrived when he was in middle school tried to make their own kind of sense broadcasting to iran in farci as part of the u.s.-government funded persian news network. >> frankly we did something new i think. 99.9.9% of the news that comes out, you know, there's nothing funny. it's always something horrible. and reporting the news has been repetitive. so we turn it into how we would talk about it as if we're talking to you right now or sitting at a bar. >> brown: indeed. a reference to the iranian government's repeated attempts to jam foreign sat fight programming and websites often takes the "are you kidding me" approach. as when supreme leader ayatollah khamenei says that the uprising was a reprieve of the revolution. >> today in egypt the echo of your voice is heard. >> brown: and the response? >> who said that? who told you? where have you heard it. >> brown: the point, he says, is that leaders can and should be questioned. >> they want people to
u.s. a decade ago and another man, 37, who arrived when he was in middle school tried to make their own kind of sense broadcasting to iran in farci as part of the u.s.-government funded persian news network. >> frankly we did something new i think. 99.9.9% of the news that comes out, you know, there's nothing funny. it's always something horrible. and reporting the news has been repetitive. so we turn it into how we would talk about it as if we're talking to you right now or sitting at a...
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u.s. nuclear energy industry in the context of japan's current crisis. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey browç updates the conflict in libya,ç as moammar qaddafi's forces move against key rebel strongholds. >> ifill: and science correspondent miles o'brien reports on nasa's next deep space ambitions, including a journey to the planet closest to the sun. >> we'll take you to mercury and beyond. you know, the solar system is not the same place you learned about in grade school. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: in 1968, as whaling continued worldwide, the first recordings of humpback songs were relqb:qb. ( whale singing ) public reaction mud to international bans. whale populations began to recover. at pacific life, the whale symbolizes what is possible if people stop and think about the future. help protect your future with pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. ♪ ♪çç moving our economy for 160 years. b
u.s. nuclear energy industry in the context of japan's current crisis. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey browç updates the conflict in libya,ç as moammar qaddafi's forces move against key rebel strongholds. >> ifill: and science correspondent miles o'brien reports on nasa's next deep space ambitions, including a journey to the planet closest to the sun. >> we'll take you to mercury and beyond. you know, the solar system is not the same place you learned about in grade school....
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president obama said the u.s. and the world must be ready to act rapidly if the crisis in libya deteriorates. and he didn't rule out the use of a no-fly zone over the country. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we get the latest on the fierce fighting in the oil city of brega and the exodus of refugees fleeing the violence. >> woodruff: plus, we talk to libya's ambassador to the united states, ali suleiman aujali who denounced moammar qaddafi last week. >> brown: then, as states battle public sector unions, we have a newsmaker interview with afl-cio chief, richard trumka. >> woodruff: spencer michels reports on the outcry over hikes in insurance premiums in california. >> the new higher health insurance rates for individuals have sparked protests and calls for the government to step in. >> brown: and hari sreenivasan examines mexico's deadly drug wars, as president felipe calderon visits the white house. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newsh
president obama said the u.s. and the world must be ready to act rapidly if the crisis in libya deteriorates. and he didn't rule out the use of a no-fly zone over the country. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we get the latest on the fierce fighting in the oil city of brega and the exodus of refugees fleeing the violence. >> woodruff: plus, we talk to libya's ambassador to the united states, ali suleiman aujali who denounced moammar qaddafi last...
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the u.s. senate today the u.s. army soldier accused in the wikileaks case will face 22 more charges. brad t new charges in military court includes use of unauthorized software on government computers to obtain classified information. the u.s. senate today overwhelmingly approved a two-week the u.s. senate today overwhelmingly approved a two- week stopgap bill to keep the government running. it included $4 billion in spending cuts. president obama immediately signed it, and he urged congressional leaders to begin negotiating a long-term plan with vice president biden. but house speaker john boehner said first, the senate's democratic majority must put a proposal on the table. >> the house has a position. where's the senate democrat position? i have no idea where it is. how do you... how do you start a conversation where one house has spoken but the other house hasn't? and so, where is the starting point? >> sreenivasan: the senate majority leader harry reid dismissed boehner's challenge as nothing more than a ploy.
the u.s. senate today the u.s. army soldier accused in the wikileaks case will face 22 more charges. brad t new charges in military court includes use of unauthorized software on government computers to obtain classified information. the u.s. senate today overwhelmingly approved a two-week the u.s. senate today overwhelmingly approved a two- week stopgap bill to keep the government running. it included $4 billion in spending cuts. president obama immediately signed it, and he urged...
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and the u.s. and other nations have now ordered chartered flights to get their citizens out of japan. sarah smith reports on the growing exodus of foreigners and japanese. >> reporter: a rush hour train in tokyo should be absolutely packed but after the exodus, the city feels deserted. the intercity bullet traps are taking the strain, moving tens of thousands of people to the south where they think it's safe. children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of radiation, so families are especially keen to get out. what finally made you think it was time to leave tokyo? >> ( translated ): in the last two days, the government has looked more and more desperate. we're more worried for the children than ourselves, so we decided to leave. >> reporter: driving through streets this empty feels very strange in a city that's usually so crowded. people here don't believe their own prime minister anymore. "how can he tell them the plant is safe when america jounz a growing list of countries to extract its
and the u.s. and other nations have now ordered chartered flights to get their citizens out of japan. sarah smith reports on the growing exodus of foreigners and japanese. >> reporter: a rush hour train in tokyo should be absolutely packed but after the exodus, the city feels deserted. the intercity bullet traps are taking the strain, moving tens of thousands of people to the south where they think it's safe. children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of radiation, so families...